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Thompson finance chair signs on with McCain (McC hopes to get endorsement from Fred)
Austin American Statesman ^ | Jan. 24, 2008 | Ken Herman

Posted on 01/26/2008 10:48:16 PM PST by FocusNexus

Scooter Clippard, who spent the past few months trying to get folks to open their wallet for Fred Thompson's ill-fated presidential campaign, now is dialing for dollars for John McCain.

Clippard, former national fundraising chairman for Thompson, is now national finance co-chair for McCain. The move came two days after Thompson shut down his campaign.

Says McCain, who hopes to get an endorsement from Thompson, "We are honored to have a key leader from my friend Fred Thompson's campaign. Fred made an invaluable contribution to this race and always enriched the discussion of ideas for America's future."

(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; fredthompson; mccain
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

Look at these bozos running... they all look like crap...

Not one of them looks good except Romney. None of these bozos have ever done anything that wasn’t connected with some sort of government excess.

Romney doesn’t NEED the job, he can do just fine on his own in the private sector. The rest would be groveling for chump change if it wasn’t for some type of government work or insider contacts with a state enterprise.

I have seen lots of convoluted, meandering definitions of “conservatism,” but when the rubber hits the road, who would be left standing with no worries in THE PRIVATE SECTOR based solely on their own merit???

Romney is the only one of them...


141 posted on 01/27/2008 7:11:52 AM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: SoCalPol
Romney, a registered independent until 1993

So what? I was also an indy/no party until 1992.

Reagan was a Dem.

Phil Gramm was a Dem.

I could go on for many minutes just off the top of my head.....

142 posted on 01/27/2008 7:14:37 AM PST by Seeking the truth (Queen Hillary faux postage stamps - 0cents.com)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
Anybody see Bill Krystal announce on the FNS roundtable that Lynn Cheney will endorse Mitt Romney. Followed by a statement from Brit that 90% of the Bush family is backing Romney...further that the Repub establisnment can't stand McVain, etc?

But back to the point of Mrs. Cheney, she was national co-chairman of the Thompson campaign and a political animal in her own right so that's a plus, particularly as a thumbs up on foreign policy know-how for Mitt.

143 posted on 01/27/2008 7:20:13 AM PST by citizen (Capt. McQueeg: "Have any of you an explanation for the quart of missing strawberries?" (click-clack))
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To: Bird Jenkins

After watching Obama last night, I fear he will be our new president. I believe he can destroy our country.


144 posted on 01/27/2008 7:28:58 AM PST by tioga (Beware: conservative with back to the wall. Proceed with extreme caution.)
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To: Ingtar
Consider this: If Fred had stayed in after SC, who did he help? None other than McCain. The best endorsement/help he could have given McCain would have been to remain in the race.

That was my thinking, actually. I would have liked Fred to stay in the race to try to push a brokered convention. If Huckabee were to drop out soon, Fred might have had a real chance of winning. But Fred's staying in would have made a McCain victory in winner-take-all Florida much more likely, and that would have been dangerous.

145 posted on 01/27/2008 7:53:44 AM PST by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: SoCalPol
After campaigning and KNOWING what conservatives think of McNut, Fred better not Support him, or Fred was a total fraud this whole time.
146 posted on 01/27/2008 8:06:08 AM PST by bigjoesaddle ("By Grabthar's hammer......what a savings")
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To: Jim Robinson

“Been there, done that. Got the t-shirt.”

I don’t have the t-shirt, but been there and did it too. Now have to stop McCain if I can. My vote will go to Romney only because I see him as the only choice left to stop McCain and beat Hillary or Obama. I do have a feeling the Republican nominee will be facing Obama. Hillary just may not have Florida either. The thought of Bill Clinton in the White House with nothing to do is not nice. Did enjoy hearing that comment from Romney in the last debate!


147 posted on 01/27/2008 8:11:09 AM PST by seekthetruth
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To: pissant

It’s wrist-splitting. I don’t read Mitt threads, don’t want a bumper sticker, don’t want Mitt for president, but there he is in my tagline.


148 posted on 01/27/2008 8:12:37 AM PST by txhurl (Yes there were WMDs /Romney/Guiliani '08 / Yes you will vote against Clinton)
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To: FocusNexus

Even if Thompson does in the end support McCain, I won’t.

You don’t and won’t win over the base, McCain.
You won’t win the national at all.

The base has not forgotten “The Gang of Fourteen” and “McCain - Feingold”.

C.R.A.M. I.T.! : Conservative Republicans Against McCain, Induct Thompson!


149 posted on 01/27/2008 8:18:34 AM PST by ct_libertarian (C.R.A.M. I.T.! : Conservative Republicans Against McCain, Induct Thompson!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Aye yi yi yi yieeee

yea!!!

Jim, go check out the Texas board...Humblegunner’s trying to get Eaker to run again...

I think we can gather up enough moolah to make a batch of bumper-stickers again...hehehe

I’ll buy one...


150 posted on 01/27/2008 8:22:23 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (Houston Area Texans (I've always been hated))
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To: SoConPubbie

If Fred endorses McLiberal, then it’ll expose Fred as a hypocrite and a fool.


151 posted on 01/27/2008 8:22:31 AM PST by wny
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To: txflake

You noticed too, eh? Looks like this. Romney is the tall clean-cut leader, with charm and poise. Giuliani is clearly Romney’s Dick Cheney, insider nasty pit bull, “what do you want done and I’ll make sure it happens”...magritte


152 posted on 01/27/2008 8:40:13 AM PST by magritte
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To: FocusNexus

Fred to endorse McCain?

If that happens, it will prove that the “politicians” in America are truly the despicable whores I’ve always believed them to be....

There doesn’t appear to be a LEADER in the entire Republic.


153 posted on 01/27/2008 8:53:44 AM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: FocusNexus

“We are honored to have a key leader from my friend Fred Thompson”

Well according to McCain everyone is a “my friend”.


154 posted on 01/27/2008 9:23:21 AM PST by RatsDawg (www.rootforamerica.com David Huckabee Killed My Dog!)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood

McMexico and McChina...

...and McAmnesty?


155 posted on 01/27/2008 9:23:30 AM PST by IM2MAD
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To: TxCopper
"FDT did, after all, endorse McCain in 2000.. or didn’t your little “border-box” remember?"

That's stupid. That he did is not dependent on what I remember. Extremely poor analysis on your part.

But thanks for the info! Now I have knowledge where I once was ignorant. Unfortunately your cognitive skills are likely genetic and you are stuck.

Nonetheless, you deserve this..


156 posted on 01/27/2008 9:41:40 AM PST by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: I see my hands
That was truly bizarre. Thanks for the insight into a truly complicated and deep individual.
157 posted on 01/27/2008 9:46:07 AM PST by TxCopper
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To: TxCopper
"That was truly bizarre. Thanks for the insight into a truly complicated and deep individual."

Weak.


158 posted on 01/27/2008 10:06:25 AM PST by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: dixiechick2000
If Fred is on the primary ballot in MA, I'll be proud to cast my vote for him. If not, I'll likely vote for Romney, because I don't want either McCain or Huckabee. However, when the General Election rolls around I WILL be voting for the Republican nominee, because I truly fear for this country's security if a Democrat gets in the White House.

Folks here like to yammer about how they want to 'teach the Republican Party a lesson' because there's not much difference between the Dems and Repubs. For Congress, regarding spending, sometimes that's true. But there is an appreciable difference in the philosophies of the parties when it comes to the use of the military, and our National Security. All our angst about social policy will be moot, if we can't protect our borders and guard against terrorism.

159 posted on 01/27/2008 10:32:48 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: EternalVigilance
And communication skills that are beyond compare.

YOu may think that of Alan Keyes, because you agree with everything he says. To many others, he comes across and angry and very condescending, and I say that even though I like his ideas. He will not beat a Democrat in a General election, because too many people will be turned off by him.

160 posted on 01/27/2008 10:59:55 AM PST by SuziQ
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